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. May 1, 1923.

v Patented May 1, 1923.

I JOHN R. WEAVER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

ROPE GUIDE.

Application filed August 10, 1922. I Serial No. 580,850.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that JOHN R. WEAVER, citizen of the United States, residingat Baltimore city, and State of Marylanch has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rope Guides, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a rope guide particularly designed to guide ropes on awn-- ings.

Some of the objects ofthis invention 1s accordingly to provide an efficient rope guide that is very simple in construction and accordingly necessitates little expenditure in its manufacture.

Other objects and certain advantages of this invention will appear from the more detailed description which appears below in connection Withthe appended drawing which illustrates by way of example the preferred form of this invention and the device as it appears in use. In that drawing, Figure 1 represents the guide in operative position on an awning; Figure2 is a perspective view of the guide and clamping plates about to be applied in position on the awning which is shown in section and perspective; and Figure 3 is a detail section of the guide positioned on the fabric of the awning. I

It will therefore be seen th at fundamentally, the rope guide is provided with a surface exposed to the path of the rope which allows free and easy passage of the rope over that surface although the latter is stationary.

In the preferred form of this invention as illustrated in the drawing, the rope guide presents a double curved surface 1 along which the rope 2 slides- To provide such a surface, a strip of metal is preferably used having a semi-circular shape, the ends of the strip of metal forming prongs 3, 3 adapted tobe inserted through the material of the awning. The semi-circular portion of the strip is further provided with a transverse, concave form, thus making a double curved surface, in its preferred form being a portion of a surface of a torus. The guide is thus siniply provided with flanges 5, '5 which I serve both as guides for the rope passing through it and also as a support to hold ther guide in position rigidly as will be set. forth below.v Associated with the guide proper as just described are clamping plates 6, 6 pref erably two in number, having apertures 7, 7 adapted to receive the prongs of the guide.

In use, the guides, in number as many as I are desired or necessary, are placed'onthe awning, with the clamping plates, the latter being positioned one above and one below the fabric of the awning at the place or point where the guide is to be attached. vThe prongs of the guide are then passed through the clamping plates in the fabric and turned 1 vention, and also that other means may readily be suggested to hold the guide in place on the awning.

. I claim r In combination, a rope guide having a semi-circular member offering a toricsurface to the path of movement of the rope, said semi-circular member ending in prongs,

and clamping plates provided with aper- 50 tures adapted to receive said prongs.

In testimony whereof helhereunto; affixes his signature.

' J N 1R. WEAVER. 

